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Celebrating the gloriously terrible PC gaming setups of r/shittybattlestations.
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You don't see the Havok logo much anymore, but the legendary physics middleware used in Half-Life 2 never went away—just the splash screens
An icon of 2000s gaming wants us to know that it's still being used in big games, even if SSDs mean hardly anyone has time to show its logo anymore.
Scientists claim they've seen a 'jaw-dropping' new color, but you can only experience it by shooting lasers directly into your eyes
The specifics of the claim are contested, but the ability to precisely stimulate the retina with lasers is cool whether or not it's really a 'new color.'
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Don't worry, the fan-favorite Baldur's Gate 3 bug that turns character portraits into moody glamor shots wasn't fixed in the final patch
Close call for the dedicated community.
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When a game's identity becomes wrapped up in its rarity, what happens when it's re-released on Steam for 20 bucks?
Collector's items no more.
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Dwarf Fortress sells 1 million copies on Steam, so now Bay 12 Games can afford that 'little party' it planned
But the work continues.
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After a disappointing sequel and a cancelled remake, the original Fear Effect is coming to PC 'for the first time ever'
The cel-shaded action game's rerelease comes courtesy of Limited Run.
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The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its 10th anniversary a year late by selling off 2,000 pieces of its servers
Own a shard of Tamriel.
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Yes, Zero Company really is Star Wars XCOM, and it's got the permadeath to prove it
It's ticking all the right boxes.
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Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, April 19
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I don't know what I expected: Everybody's just recreating memes in Baldur's Gate 3's new photo mode
You're all having too much fun, we need to get back to power gaming.
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While this paleontologist doesn't find Elden Ring's monster designs all that realistic, he was impressed by FromSoft's subtle storytelling and commitment to 'speculative biology'
Dr. Darren Naish walked away impressed with Elden Ring's attention to detail.
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Rematch passes 100K Steam concurrents in open beta as 'Rocket League but with feet' turns out to be a winning idea
The soccer game from Sifu developer Sloclap might be a winner.
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Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it
An advanced access special edition bonus became an advanced access every edition bonus. Whoops.
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Marvel Rivals players annoyed and confused by 'misleading' $25 Doctor Strange skin that's missing the coolest part when worn in-game
Maybe don't buy this expensive Doctor Strange skin.
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The new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally shows us stretchy Pedro Pascal (but only for about two seconds)
C'mon, Marvel, we know Mr. Fantastic's rubbery noodle body looks goofy as hell. You can't hide it forever.
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Capcom says it has 'already taken and will continue to take action' to ban Monster Hunter Wilds cheaters as it begins a '1-to-2 week review' of the challenge quest leaderboard
It's dark times when Monster Hunter starts its own inquisition.
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Thank you for ruining my life, Larian: Even after 900 hours and a dozen playthroughs, Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 has me obsessed all over again
Baldur's Gate 3's new subclasses make my latest run feel as fresh as my first.
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I hope they didn't make the Oblivion NPCs hot
Oblivion is a game about weirdos. How will they look in the remaster?
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The new trailer for Remedy's co-op FPS features explosive pink goop and flying desk chairs, so it's still looking like the silliest thing they've made
FBC: Firebreak is looking just as surreal as the game it's spun off from, with none of the seriousness.
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Rebellion's CEO says 'it looks like we want to do more Atomfall' but it will depend on whether the studio can 'find the resources to do it'
"It's nice when marketing comes back to you and says 'yep, we underestimated our high-level success.'"
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The Forever Winter's April update introduces a 'devastating' railgun you'll need to build with buds, DLC skins and more to my favourite extraction shooter
Despite the huge March update, it's not slowing down this month.
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Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 price is staying at $450 in the US despite tariff turmoil, with preorders starting April 24
Accessories will be more pricey "due to changes in market conditions," however.
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Phil Spencer is 'really happy' with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, hinting there might be more Nazi punching adventures in the future: 'We do think there's life in that franchise'
But he also wants Microsoft "to do our own games and our own franchises".
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After a disastrous recent update and a flurry of attempts to fix it, Path of Exile 2's next patch will bring 'two highly sought after improvements'
Grinding Gear Games will launch update 0.2.0g "as soon as we can".
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Looks like PCIe 5.0 WD Black SSDs are hopefully definitely maybe possibly on the way, at long last
We've got whispers of rumours and taken down listings, all with those big WD letters on the side.
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Corsair's custom shop Drop announces possibly the best thing to come out of Starfield
The collab focusses on the very customisable CSTM80 ten-keyless mechanical board, but that means you can get most of it separately too.
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Cherry's new MX Northern Light is its 'most refined linear switch to date' and a 'love letter to the keyboard community'
The company is aiming to deliver the smoothest linear switch in town.
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Star Wars Outlaws DLC A Pirate's Fortune announced for May 15
Yo ho ho and a season pass for me.
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Shawn Levy of Deadpool & Wolverine fame is directing Star Wars: Starfighter, a standalone movie starring Ryan Gosling
Set after the events of Rise of the Skywalker.
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Today's Wordle answer for Friday, April 18
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Path of Exile 2 backlash gives Last Epoch a 150,000-player boost as the competing action RPG launches a major update
As one action RPG stumbles, another accelerates past it.
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Co-op submarine survival simulator Barotrauma has a free weekend on Steam, so dive in with friends and experience the most comically horrifying deaths you can imagine
It's the first free weekend for the submarine horror game since it went 1.0 in 2023.
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Thanks to Baldur's Gate 3's new Swashbuckler subclass, it no longer sucks to be a pure Rogue
A three-level dip no longer.
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Rematch, the soccer game from the maker of Sifu and Absolver, is holding an open beta this weekend
Here's your chance to see what it's all about.
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Rivals Hover League is the new standard for vehicular arena-based combat
A high-octane experience like nothing you've ever seen before: hover hard, hit harder.
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22-year-old MMO MapleStory is getting the 'old school' treatment with the original lead game designer in charge of new classic servers
MapleStory Classic World was revealed as part of the game's 20th anniversary.
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